UTECH Europe 2009 registrations roll in, after organisers issue programme for world-leading polyurethanes conference

Patrick Thomas, chief executive of Bayer MaterialScience, will give the keynote presentation opening the UTECH Europe 2009 Conference on 31 March 2009. (Photo: UTECH, PR010)The first registrations for the UTECH Europe 2009 conference are rolling in, following the publication of the programme in September, and first signs are that this could be one of the most successful UTECH events since its founding in 1986.

Technyl® A 218W V30 da Rhodia obtém a certificação W270, tornando-se o material de referência para aplicações em contato com água

Technyl® A 218W V30 da Rhodia obtém a certificação W270, tornando-se o material de referência para aplicações em contato com água Foto Rhodia Polyamide, REPPR118)Lyon, França – 15 dezembro 2008 - A Rhodia recebeu a certificação W270 em relação a microorganismos aquáticos para seu Technyl® A 218W V30. Este padrão essencial para segmentos de mercado que produzem aplicativos em contato com água potável completa o leque de aprovações existentes de alimentos e água de autoridades regulatórias européias e americanas. Technyl® A 218W V30, uma poliamida 6,6 reforçada com 30% de fibra de vidro, já é conhecida por sua excepcional resistência a hidrólise e seu desempenho mecânico excelente.

Rapid Granulator Appoints New Distributors for UK and Ireland

“Our customers have always stressed how happy they are with the reliability, superior design and build quality of their Rapid granulators,” say Neal Northwood, Sales Director (on the left) and David Sams, Technical Director (on the right) of PL Machinery Services & Sales. (Photo: Rapid Granulator AB)
December 10, 2008 – Effective 1st December, Rapid Granulator AB, the Swedish-based world leader in plastics granulation technology, has signed up J.L. Goor Ltd, Monktown, Dublin, and PL Machinery Services & Sales Ltd, Barton-Le-Clay, Bedfordshire, as its sole distributors for the Republic of Ireland/Northern Ireland and the mainland UK.

Belden introduces 4-channel brilliance CatSnake™ 1305a

Belden now offers the popular Brilliance CatSnake™ 1305A single Cat 5e cables within a multiple snake design (4x1305E) for use in patching Ethernet™ or digital A/V formats.Belden now offers the popular Brilliance CatSnake™ 1305A single Cat 5e cables within a multiple snake design (4x1305E) for use in patching Ethernet™ or digital A/V formats.

Ford reduz o peso com as inovadoras resinas Noryl GTX* da SABIC Innovative Plastics em pára-lamas do Kuga

Ford Kuga>BERGEN OP ZOOM, Holanda – 8 de dezembro de 2008 – Para ajudar as montadoras a atenderem seus desafios ambientais, tais como economia de combustível e metas de emissão, as resinas de alto desempenho Noryl GTX* da SABIC Innovative Plastics estão migrando dos veículos-conceito para a produção em série. O totalmente novo Ford Kuga, o primeiro lançamento da Ford no segmento crossover, representa o primeiro automóvel da marca Ford na estrada com pára-lamas de plástico moldados a partir da resina Noryl GTX da SABIC Innovative Plastics, um material leve, reciclável e resistente ao impacto. O Kuga apresenta também a primeira produção de absorvedor de energia para proteção de pedestre, moldado na leve e resistente resina Xenoy*.

HIGHEST EUROPEAN AUTHORITY UPHOLDS DSM DYNEEMA PATENT

DyneemaURMOND (NL), 8 December 2008 - DSM Dyneema, inventor and manufacturer of Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber®, has won a victory before the European Patent Office Boards of Appeal. The company received notification in November 2008 that it had successfully defended its patent for panels incorporating high-performance Dyneema® fiber against a challenge from Teijin Aramid (formerly Teijin Twaron), a Dutch supplier of rival fiber products. The panels made with Dyneema® are used in such applications as bullet-resistant vests and vehicle armor.

INDIAN ARMY VEHICLES PROTECTED AGAINST MINES BY DYNEEMA®

DyneemaURMOND (NL), 4 December 2008 - In the first large public tender of its type in South Asia, Ordnance Factory, India, has chosen and specified Dyneema® HB26 unidirectional (UD) composite from DSM Dyneema for armoring mine protected vehicles for the Indian Army. Ultra-strong, lightweight Dyneema® HB26 was selected due to its robust ballistic performance combined with additional advantages, such as high stiffness, excellent acoustic and flame-retardant properties, to ensure superior quality and protection. The DSM material is being used by Anjani Technoplast Limited, a leading manufacturer based in Delhi, India, to supply protective, rigid panels to Ordnance Factory, India.

Belden launches HDMI cables for HD audio and video

Belden, the leader in professional A/V signal transmission technology, now offers a reliable HDMI interface between any compatible digital A/V source and a compatible digital audio and/ or video monitor.Belden, the leader in professional A/V signal transmission technology, now offers a reliable HDMI interface between any compatible digital A/V source and a compatible digital audio and/ or video monitor.